Kim, Hyung Rae (in Korean :김형래 [ghim.hỳәŋ.næ] )

PRESENT POSITION:

Address : Code 921, Geodynamics Branch, GSFC/NASA
                Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA.
Phone :    301-614-6497
Fax :        301-614-6522
Email :     kimhr_at_core2 dot gsfc dot nasa dot gov

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in Geophysics in Dept of Geological Sciences at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 2002.

M.S. in Geophysics in Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Aug. 1997.

B.S. in Geology in Dept. of Geology (Earth System) at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Feb. 1993.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

RESEARCH AREAS & SKILLS:

Extraction of lithospheric, core and external field components from satellite (Magsat, POGO, �rsted, CHAMP), airborne, shipborne, and terrestrial magnetic observations

Temporal and spatial variations of Earth's external magnetic fields (e.g., ionospheric equatorial/polar electrojects).

Inversion applications of potential fields (i.e., gravity and magnetic 3-D spherical modeling).

Investigation of the prerift terranes of Pangea and Gondwana using satellite magnetometer observations.

Determination and modeling of lithospheric stress concentrations 

Crustal thickness analysis of Earth, Venus and Mars from gravity and topography

Martian magnetism and gravity analysis

Joint inversion applications of gravity and magnetic data for lithospheric studies

Archaeogeophysical mapping of buried artifacts

Technical computer skills: UNIX, Linux, IBM PC, Clay (OS) 

Programming languages: Arcview, ENVI, Fortran (77 and 90), GM-SYS, Surfer, C Language, Matlab, GMT, M_Map, Latex, Python, shell script, etc.

PROFESSIONAL & HONORS SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP:

GEST/NASA Visiting & Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship (2003)

American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1994 - present) 

Golden Key Honors Society Memebership (1992)  

Yonsei Honors Scholarship (1989)

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:

Kim. H. R., "The study of local time and longitudinal variability of the amplitude of the equatorial electrojet observed in POGO satellite data",M.S. Thesis (unpublished), Dept. of Earth and Atm. Sci.,Purdue University., Indiana, Aug., 1997. 

Kim. H. R., "Antarctic lithospheric anomalies from �rsted satellite and near-surface magnetic observations", Ph.D. Thesis (unpublished), Dept. of Geol. Sci., The Ohio State University, Columbus, June, 2002.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

Kim, H. R., von Frese, R. R. B., Golynsky, A. V., Taylor, P. T. and Kim, J. W., “Applications of satellite magnetic observations for estimating near-surface magnetic anomalies,” Earth, Planets and Space, 2004 (in press)

Kim, H.R., von Frese, R. R. B., Golynsky, A. V., Taylor, P. T. And Kim, J. W., “Crustal analysis of Maud Rise from combined satellite and near-surface magnetic survey data,” Earth, Planets and Space, 2004 (submitted)

Leftwich, T. E., von Frese, R. R. B., Potts, L. V., Kim, H. R., Roman, D. R. and Taylor, P. T., “Crust of the Iceland Region from free-air and terrain gravity,” Phys. Earth. Planet. Int., 2004 (submitted)

Alexander Golynsky, M. Chiappini, D. Damaske, F. Ferraccioli, C. Finn, M. Ghidella, T. Ishihara, H. R. Kim, L. Kovacs, V. Masolov, P. Morris, Y. Nogi, R. von Frese, “ADMAP – A Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map of the Antarctic,” 9th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, Potsdam, Germany, 2004 (in press)

Taylor, P.T. Kim, H. R. and six others, Effect of varying crustal thickness on CHAMP geopotential data, 2nd CHAMP Mission Results for Gravity, Magnetic and Atmospheric Studies, 2004 (in press)

Kim, H.R., L. R. Gaya-Pique, R. R. B. von Frese, P. T. Taylor and J. W. Kim, CHAMP magnetic anomalies of the Antarctic crust, 2nd CHAMP Mission Results for Gravity, Magnetic and Atmospheric Studies, 2004 (in press)

von Frese, R. R. B., H.R., Kim, P.T. Taylor and M.A. Asgharzadeh, Reliability of CHAMP Anomaly Continuations, 2nd CHAMP Mission Results for Gravity, Magnetic and Atmospheric Studies, 2004. (in press)

Kim, H. R., Ralph R.B. von Frese, Patrick T. Taylor, and Jeong Woo Kim, "CHAMP enhances utility of satellite magnetic observations to augment near-surface magnetic survey coverage," in “First CHAMP Mission Results for Gravity, Magnetic and Atmospheric Studies,” by C. Reigber, H. L�hr, P. Schwintzer (eds.), pp.296-301, Springer, (2003)

von Frese, R.R.B., H. R. Kim, P. T. Taylor and J.W. Kim, “CHAMP, �rsted, and Magsat Magnetic Anomalies of the Antarctic Lithosphere,” in “First CHAMP Mission Results for Gravity, Magnetic and Atmospheric Studies,” by C. Reigber, H. L�hr, P. Schwintzer (eds.), p. 309-314, Springer, (2003)

von Frese, R. R. B, L. V. Potts, H. R. Kim, C.K. Shum, P. T. Taylor, J. W. Kim, and S-C. Han, "CHAMP gravity anomalies over Antarctica," in “First CHAMP Mission Results for Gravity, Magnetic and Atmospheric Studies,” by C. Reigber, H. L�hr, P. Schwintzer (eds.), pp.180-185, Springer, (2003)

Taylor, P. T., J.J. Frawley, H.R. Kim, R, von Frese and J.W. Kim, “Comparing Magsat, �rsted and CHAMP crustal magnetic anomaly data over the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, Russia,” in “First CHAMP Mission Results for Gravity, Magnetic and Atmospheric Studies,” by C. Reigber, H. Luhr and P. Schwintzer (eds.), pp. 302-308, Springer, (2003)

Kim, H.R., R.R.B. von Frese, P.T. Taylor, J.W. Kim and C. H. Park, “Utility of satellite magnetic observations for estimating near-surface magnetic anomalies,” in 4th �rsted International Science Team (OIST-4) Conference Proceedings: Eds: P. Stauning, H. L�hr, P. Ultr�-Gu�rard, J. LaBrecque, M. Purucker, F. Primdahl, J. J�rgensen, F. Christiansen, P. H�eg, K. Lauritsen, pp. 83-86, Copenhagen, (2003)

Kim, J. W., H. R. Kim, R. R. B. von Frese and C. H. Park, “Recovery of lithospheric magnetic component in the satellite magnetometer observations of East Asia,” in 4th �rsted International Science Team (OIST-4) Conference Proceedings: Eds: P. Stauning, H. L�hr, P. Ultr�-Gu�rard, J. LaBrecque, M. Purucker, F. Primdahl, J. J�rgensen, F. Christiansen, P. H�eg, K. Lauritsen, pp.99-106, Copenhagen, (2003)

von Frese, R. R. B. and H. R. Kim, “Satellite magnetic anomalies for lithospheric exploration,” in 4th �rsted International Science Team (OIST-4) Conference Proceedings: Eds: P. Stauning, H. L�hr, P. Ultr�-Gu�rard, J. LaBrecque, M. Purucker, F. Primdahl, J. J�rgensen, F. Christiansen, P. H�eg, K. Lauritsen, pp.115-118, Copenhagen, (2003)

Taylor, P.T., H.R. Kim, R. R.B. von Frese, L.V. Potts and J.J. Frawley, “Satellite-Altitude Geopotnetial study of the Kursk magnetic Anomaly (KMA),” in 4th �rsted International Science Team (OIST-4) Conference Proceedings: Eds: P. Stauning, H. L�hr, P. Ultr�-Gu�rard, J. LaBrecque, M. Purucker, F. Primdahl, J. J�rgensen, F. Christiansen, P. H�eg, K. Lauritsen, pp.95-98, Copenhagen, (2003)

H. R. Kim, R.R.B. von Frese, J.W. Kim, P. T. Taylor, and T. Neubert, "�rsted verifies regional magnetic anomalies of the Antarctic lithosphere", Geophys. Res. Lett, vol. 29, No. 15, 8002, (2002)

von Frese, R.R.B. and H.R. Kim, T.E. Leftwich and J.W. Kim," �rsted magnetometer contraints on the crustal structure of the Greenland-Scotland Ridge", 3rd "�rsted International Science Team Meeting, Conference Proceedings: Eds: Neubert, T., and P. Ultre-Guerard, Grasse, pp.56-59, France, May, (2000)

Taylor, P.T., R.R.B. von Frese and H.R. Kim, "�rsted and Magsat: A comparison over the Kursk magnetic anomaly ", 3rd �rsted International Science Team Meeting, Conference Proceedings: Eds: Neubert, T., and P. Ultre-Guerard, Grasse, pp.47-50. France, May, (2000)

Kim, J. W., von Frese, R.R.B., and H. R. Kim, "Crustal Modeling from Spectrally Correlated Free-air and Terrain Gravity data - A Case Study of Ohio", Geophysics, vol. 65, pp.1057-1069, (2000)

von Frese, R.R.B., H. R. Kim, L. Tan, J.W. Kim, P.T. Taylor, M.E. Purucker, D.E. Alsdorf,  and C.A. Raymond, "Satellite magnetic anomalies of the Antarctic crust", Annali di  Geofisica, vol. 42, N.2, pp.309-326, (1999) 

Leftwich, T.E.,R.R.B. von Frese, H. R. Kim, H.C.Noltimier, L.V. Potts, D.R.Roman, and L. Tan, "Crustal Analysis of Venus from Magellan satellite observations at Alalanta Planitia, Beta Regio, and Thetis Regio,"Journal of Geophysical Research, vol.104, No.E4, pp. 8,441-8,462, (1999)

Kim, H. R. and S. D. King, "A study of local time and longitudinal variability of the amplitude of the equatorial electrojet observed in POGO satellite data," Earth Planets Space (former J. Geomag. Geoelec.), vol. 51, pp.373-381, (1999)

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